Upon completion of this course, students will be able to recognize and comprehend the principles and basic concepts of sustainability in architecture, in order to critically analyze projects renowned for their sustainable design, proposals and paradigms, examining the design as a response to the environment, including passive and active systems.

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to recognize the most widely used construction systems and processes , in order to establish a connection between the materials and their construction procedures and techniques with both the site and federal, state, and municipal regulations, as well as with their potential applications in the architectural design.

This course aims to introduce students to international mediation and referal processes.

By the end of this course, students will understand the different variables behind the globalization process and study how they affect development.

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to identify basic construction materials such as wood, steel, concrete, and glass, and their properties in order to describe their chemical composition, historical evolution, contemporary uses, constraints, and architectural possibilities, as well as new and potential products.

This course aims to undertake a comprehensive assessment of the natural resources of the world such as oil, water, and minerals and the conflicts they produce.

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to apply the fundamental principles and regulations to be used for the installations, lighting systems, hydraulic, sanitary, and electricity equipment of commercial and institutional constructions, meeting the technical criteria for systems, installations, and equipment for environmental control in buildings: cooling, heating, plumbing, lifts, and sewage systems, and a diversity of renewable energy sources, in order to identify and select the best possible installations for the architectural design and construction project.

This course aims to analyze Mexico's diplomatic position toward other nations.

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to apply the fundamental principles and regulations to be used for the installations, lighting systems, hydraulic, sanitary, and electricity equipment of residential constructions, being able to describe their characteristics, construction processes and the range of possibilities to apply them to an architectural design.